Stop being lame #mubb

[tower912]

I agree with tower. I was simply ridiculing it.

Thanks, but I haven't said anything in this thread.

[dgies9156]

How about St. Leo's, A team of nuns in their 70's. Rockhurst??? WOW! Upper Michigan Institute,
be c areful. You get better by playing competition.

HEY!!

We played St. Leo's in 1978!

[forgetful]

You're kidding me right? The only muffins better than a lemon poppyseed is the Orange-cranberry-pumpkin muffin at Collectivo (formerly Alterra)

Upon discussion with friends and colleagues, it turns out I'm strange in not liking lemon poppyseed.  Lemon poppyseed muffins are then fine on the schedule.

Under no circumstance whatsoever though should a University as prestigious as MU and with as storied basketball history schedule any damn Bran Muffins.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Who wants to play guess the remaining non-con opponents?

Knowing MU, almost guaranteed to be a SWAC team. We can only pray for it to be Southern or Texas Southern.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Upon discussion with friends and colleagues, it turns out I'm strange in not liking lemon poppyseed.  Lemon poppyseed muffins are then fine on the schedule.

Under no circumstance whatsoever though should a University as prestigious as MU and with as storied basketball history schedule any damn Bran Muffins.

You're not alone. Can't stand lemon poppyseed

[wadesworld]

What are you guys talking about?  Lemon poppyseed is phenomenal!  Chocolate chip with the little frosting streaks on top or the solid sugar on top are better, but beyond that not many muffins top it.  If you can find a simple banana muffin without the walnut in it that may as well.

[Benny B]

Upon discussion with friends and colleagues, it turns out I'm strange in not liking lemon poppyseed.  Lemon poppyseed muffins are then fine on the schedule.

Under no circumstance whatsoever though should a University as prestigious as MU and with as storied basketball history schedule any damn Bran Muffins.

Where do you think the term "sh/t the bed" came from.... From scheduling and losing to bran muffins.

[brewcity77]

Knowing MU, almost guaranteed to be a SWAC team. We can only pray for it to be Southern or Texas Southern.

I'd love Southern. Winning record 5 years running, top-100 non-con schedule 4 years running. TSU has had a good few years, but lost 4/5 starters as well as the first guy off the bench.

[fjm]

Where do you think the term "sh/t the bed" came from.... From scheduling and losing to bran muffins.

Ha that made me chuckle.

[Jay Bee]

I'd love Southern. Winning record 5 years running, top-100 non-con schedule 4 years running. TSU has had a good few years, but lost 4/5 starters as well as the first guy off the bench.

Texas Sourhern tourney run on deck for 2016-17, a'mmina?

[mu03eng]

The actual university name should not matter for non-conference schedule evaluation purposes. It should be entirely about their RPI history and projected RPI for the up coming season.

[Jay Bee]

The actual university name should not matter for non-conference schedule evaluation purposes. It should be entirely about their RPI history and projected RPI for the up coming season.

Nope. Should be based on their projected impact to your RPI. (Neither their historical RPI nor projected RPI impact your RPI).

[Benny B]

Nope. Should be based on their projected impact to your RPI. (Neither their historical RPI nor projected RPI impact your RPI).

Can we just agree that when referring to an opponent's RPI in the context of MU's strength of schedule, that said reference to "opponent's RPI" is used as a proxy for "both that opponent's and their opponents' projected win/loss total?"

[Jay Bee]

Can we just agree that when referring to an opponent's RPI in the context of MU's strength of schedule, that said reference to "opponent's RPI" is used as a proxy for "both that opponent's and their opponents' projected win/loss total?"

Sure, but only if "it's hot outside today" can be a proxy for "it's more than 32 degrees Fahrenheit outside today"

[Benny B]

Sure, but only if "it's hot outside today" can be a proxy for "it's more than 32 degrees Fahrenheit outside today"

Provided that said proxy is applicable only to you and our other token Minnesotans, you've got yourself a deal.

[BM1090]

Even lamer. Today's announcement was 11/14 vs. "2K opponent" because it hasn't been announced by tournament organizers/ESPN yet.

So the next 3 announcements will probably all reveal nothing.

[The Lens]

Creighton is tweeting each game of their sked every 5 minutes.  It's the exact same thing we're doing except our intervals are 23 hours and 55 minutes longers.  NBD.

[We R Final Four]

LAME!!!!!

[brewcity77]

So based off a few things, here's a few teams that would be good picks for non-con games:
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• Incarnate Word: Not a ton of history, but in their three years in D1 they have had a winning record each year and won an average of 10.3 league games per season. They don't play in the strongest conference, but offset that with a tough non-con schedule. Their two qualifying years they were in the 160-180 RPI range.
  
• Weber State: Randy Rahe has had one losing season in his decade in Ogden, the Big Sky is a decent conference, and there's an above average chance the Wildcats will put up 25+ wins (they've done it 3 of the last 5 seasons). Even better, in the past 5 years, they don't have a single away win over a true high-major team. Sure, they beat Dayton (Yay) and a terrible Utah (2011-12 team), but generally when they go on the road for buy games, they lose.
  
• Penn: You need some bottom feeders, and Penn has only had one winning record in the last 6 years. However, they play in a tough mid-major, which is good for the opponent's opponents factor, and Steve Donohue knows his way around the Ivy. When you consider they return 4/5 starters, they should improve.
  
• St. Francis (NY): Who'll get excited about these guys? No one except schedule junkies. Why get excited? They are consistently, even reliably mediocre. One 20+ win season in the last 6, four seasons in the 15-18 range, and never less than 12. They also play in a bad (not SWAC bad, but no one is) league that has ensured they won 8+ league games each year. I love low-majors that always do well in their league because you can at least count on double-digit wins and a record that won't really hurt your RPI.
  
• Toledo: I love MAC teams. The league is tough and they all seem to win games. Everyone talks about the MVC, Horizon, and A-10 as the creme de la creme mid-majors, but the MAC is right there. Toledo has had a winning record the past five years under Tod Kowalczyk, return 4 starters, they'll be tough.

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I certainly don't expect 5 teams like that, and it would be very risky to schedule 5 teams that you know will be "good" for RPI. I would really like to see at least two teams like these. Give us Weber State, Incarnate Word, and three teams from the Summit, C-USA, Sun Belt, MAAC, Ohio Valley, or Patriot and I'll be a happy camper.

[wadesworld]

What's even lamer is that we are still complaining about this.  And that we will complain about it each day for the next 10 days.  Guess what?  It's not changing.  If you didn't like it yesterday, you won't like it today, and you won't like it for the next 10 days.  Too bad.

[Loose Cannon]

  Sometimes it's very difficult to see the adult in the room............sometimes it's very easy!

[Nukem2]

Even lamer. Today's announcement was 11/14 vs. "2K opponent" because it hasn't been announced by tournament organizers/ESPN yet.

So the next 3 announcements will probably all reveal nothing.

Actually, the next one will at least give us another date.  The following 2 are already known dates.

[GGGG]

What's even lamer is that we are still complaining about this.  And that we will complain about it each day for the next 10 days.  Guess what?  It's not changing.  If you didn't like it yesterday, you won't like it today, and you won't like it for the next 10 days.  Too bad.

And we will get wades preaching about how lame we are for the next ten days.

[brewcity77]

As far as the 2K Classic home games go, here's a quick breakdown:
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• Eastern Michigan: I still love MAC teams. 14+ wins each of the past 5 years, winning records the past three, and they do well in conference with double-digit wins 3 years running. They also return 4/5 starters. However, they may be the most dangerous. This team has went on the road to beat both Purdue and Michigan in the past 4 years.
  
• Gardner-Webb: Four straight seasons of 17+ wins, four straight seasons of 10+ league wins. Reliable program that should be decent again next year. They did go up to Purdue and get a win in 2014.
  
• Howard: This is generally a bad team in a bad league. The only saving grace is they return all 5 starters (4 seniors), including Pomeroy's 2016 MEAC MVP James Daniel (averaged 27.1 ppg last year). Traditionally, you don't want this team on your schedule, but if there's a year to have them, this is probably it.
  
• IUPUI: A middle-of-the-road team in a middle-of-the-road league. Haven't had a winning record in six seasons. Another "you could do worse" team. Not as good as the first two names. Also, they are getting comfortable in Milwaukee, after beating the Panthers at the Cell in 2014 and taking us to overtime at the BC last year.

[wadesworld]

And we will get wades preaching about how lame we are for the next ten days.

No doubt about it.